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1 4-H Friday Notes December 2, 2016 Note: This is in Blog Format, so older articles are towards the bottom. This is not in chronological order. Urgent - Delegates Needed - American Spirit Trip! Don t miss out on this exciting trip! Visit Valley Forge, Philadelphia, New York City and Ellis Island, Plymouth Rock, Boston, Lexington/ Concord, and Niagara Falls. This spectacular educational experience will give you a clear understanding and appreciation of our American heritage. The trip is scheduled for June 14-22, 2017 and the trip is for youth in grades See attached sample itinerary from the 2016 trip. Estimated cost for the trip is $1100. Financial support is provided by the 4-H Leaders Association and the 4-H Teen Ambassadors, which pay 50% of the trip cost. Participants will need a passport book or passport card to enter Canada. They are available at the Manitowoc post office and you should apply 3-4 months before the trip. We have two unexpected openings on the American Spirit Trip for 2017 that we would like to fill by Monday morning. Yes, this Monday morning (12/5)! If you have questions or if you want to join the trip, please contact 4-H Youth Development Educator Kevin Palmer at (call anytime) or kevinpalmer@co.manitowoc.wi.us. Manitowoc County 2017 Plat Book Who owns Manitowoc County? Thousands of people have a piece of it, and they are listed in the new plat book published by the Manitowoc County 4-H Leaders Association with Mapping Solutions. The 2017 book is available for purchase for $35 at the Manitowoc County UW- Extension office located in the Manitowoc County Office Complex at 4319 Expo Drive in Manitowoc. Premium wall maps are also available to order. For more information contact the office at (920) This book includes road maps with house points opposite the landownership map pages. The 120-page spiral-bound book features township and range maps of Manitowoc County. These maps include the property boundaries for all rural parcels within the township, the name of the owner and the number of acres owned. Also, there is a handy landowner index for easy cross referencing. In this new edition you will find information regarding Manitowoc County UW-Extension and 4- H programs, Municipal Maps of Kiel, Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Cleveland, Francis Creek, Kellnersville, Maribel, Mishicot, Reedsville, St. Nazianz, Valders and Whitelaw, as well as, a Recreation Guide that features State Wildlife and Nature Areas, County, City and Village Parks,

2 Camping, Winter Recreation information, Skate and Disc Golf Parks, Public Hunting information, Lake Maps and much much more. A new feature in this publication is an Index of the Initialed Parcels for your easy reference. As an added bonus there is an explanation of the public land survey system. Mapping Solutions is the publisher. This information is valuable to anyone with a need to know who owns land in Manitowoc County. Prospective or adjoining property owners, hunters, foresters, timber and petroleum industry personnel, emergency services and many others would be interested in having a copy. Other locations in Manitowoc County where the plat book can be purchased are: the Manitowoc County Treasurer s Office; Collins State Bank, Collins and Kiel; Denmark State Bank, Whitelaw; and Cleveland State Bank, Cleveland. Please help spread the word about the plat book. Plat book sales fund many of the Manitowoc County 4-H Leaders Association s events and activities. Camp Work Day The Camp Operations Committee is planning a work day at camp this Wednesday (12/7) from 9:00 am 3:00 pm. They have a number of projects they plan to work on. If you are available to help, please contact Camp Operations Committee Chair, Margaret Lenth, at Volunteer In Preparation (VIP) Training If you are a new 4-H Volunteer, you will need to attend this training. This training replaces the Volunteer Orientation/Youth Protection training offered in the past. There are two training dates for December: Thursday, December 15 from 6:00 8:00 p.m. or Monday, December 19 from 6:00 8:00 p.m. You only need to attend one of the dates, and the training will be conducted at the Manitowoc County Office Complex, 4319 Expo Drive, Manitowoc. Please contact Tracy Schuppel at tracyschuppel@co.manitowoc.wi.us or to register for the training. Youth Leadership Opportunity - Winter Leadership Camp! Winter Leadership camp will be held February 10-12th at Camp TaPaWingo, near Mishicot. This camp is open to 6-8th graders. With hands-on, interactive leadership sessions, youth will gain a better understanding of what it means to be a leader and how to apply being a leader in their club, county, and school. Along with leadership learning, youth will have opportunities to participate in a variety of recreational activities that may include sledding/tubing, snowshoeing, crazy games, and other outdoor activities. A flyer is attached. Please contact Tracy Schuppel at tracyschuppel@co.manitowoc.wi.us or for more information or to apply. The 4-H Leaders Association provides a 50% scholarship for this leadership opportunity. Mark Your Calendars State Fair Dairy Cattle Exhibitors Just a reminder that individuals between the ages of 12 and 19 as of January 1, 2017 are eligible to exhibit dairy cattle at the 2017 Wisconsin State Fair. Individuals must be in good standing

3 with an accredited youth organization including 4-H, FFA, and the Wisconsin Junior Holstein Association. For those Manitowoc County youth who plan to exhibit dairy cattle at the 2017 Wisconsin State Fair, please note that a mandatory State Fair Dairy Exhibitor s meeting is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Monday, May 8, 2017 at Siemers Holsteins. Mark Your Calendars Livestock Learning Event A Livestock Learning Event sponsored by Country Visions Cooperative and others will be held on March 11, 2017 at a new location UW-Sheboygan Campus. Please see attached flyer for more information. We Still Need Socks!! The 4-H Ambassadors are doing a "sock" drive. We invite all 4-H clubs to collect socks of any size and type (from babies, toddlers, elementary, middle school, high school age, adults). The socks will be given to the Southfield Townhouse Manager who will distribute them to need family in the townhouse complex. The 4-H Ambassadors plan to give the socks at the 4-H Ambassadors Annual Christmas Party at the Southfield Townhouse. Please bring socks to the Extension office or bring them to Georgia Zutz-President Manitowoc County 4-H Ambassadors by December 9, Thank you! Georgia's address: US Hwy 151 Valders, WI H Ambassadors You re Invited! Anyone age 5th grade and older is welcome to attend an Ambassadors Meeting held on the 3rd Sunday of each month at 2:00 at the following location: US Hwy 151 Valders, WI Please or call Kim Zutz to confirm the time if you plan to attend as the time and place of the meetings are subject to change if we have a special event going on. Kim Zutz contact: kzutzwkids@gmail.com or Like us on Facebook Are you on Facebook? Click here to like us on Facebook! Reminder: Deadlines for articles

4 Updates to the Manitowoc County 4-H website are done Friday afternoons. Please send your updates by Wednesdays at noon to 4-H Friday Notes information is also due by Wednesday noon. Send to Please put 4-H Friday Notes in the subject line! If you have specific questions, concerns, or suggestions for our 4-H Youth Development Educator, please send those s directly to Kevin Palmer at: or call

5 AMERICAN SPIRIT TRIP JUNE 15-23, 2016 YOUTH ITINERARY JUNE 15, WEDNESDAY - $ (1 meal) 5:30 AM Check in, Load, and Board the Bus; UW-Sheboygan, 1 University Dr., Sheboygan, WI :15 AM Depart from UW-Sheboygan Headed to Elyria, Ohio 9:45 AM 15 minute Rest Stop 12:30 PM Arrive Nappanee, Indiana (5 hour drive + 1 hour time change) Amish Experience Amish Acres Eat Lunch Journey through Amish History (farm tour and buggy ride) 3:15 PM Board Bus and Depart 5:30 PM Eat en route - $ 7:15 PM Arrive at The Red Roof Inn 621 Midway Blvd., Elyria, OH :45 PM Team Building Workshop in Breakfast Area JUNE 16, THURSDAY - $ (2 meals) 6:00 AM Load Bus Continental Breakfast on Bus Leave Elyria, Ohio for Valley Forge 11:55 AM Lunch en route to Valley Forge - $ 2:00 PM Arrive at Valley Forge National Park 1400 North Outerline Drive King of Prussia, PA Tour with Local Step on Guide 4:35 PM Leave Valley Forge National Park 5:00 PM Arrive at Hampton Inn King of Prussia PA 6:00 PM Dinner at King of Prussia Mall - $ 8:15 PM Immigration Experience Workshop in Breakfast Area JUNE 17, FRIDAY - $ (2 meals) 6:00 AM Breakfast (included) at Hotel 7:15 AM Check Out and Load Luggage 7:40 AM Depart for Philadelphia Tour 8:00 AM 11:30 AM Philadelphia Tour/Walking Tour with Guides from Specialty Tours & Events Lunch at the Bourse - $ 12:15 PM Depart Philadelphia 2:30 PM Visit Empire State Building Observation Deck 4:30 PM Arrive at Hampton Inn Manhattan 35 th St/Empire State Bldg 5:45 PM Walk to Macy s for Dinner & Shopping - $ 7:30 PM Night Tour of New York Double Decker Bus Grayline Tours (wear or bring jacket) JUNE 18, SATURDAY 6:30 AM Room check-out

6 7:00 AM Load bus. Eat breakfast on bus. 7:30 AM Arrive at Battery Park Group Photo 8:00 AM Take Battery Park Ferry to Ellis Island & Statue of Liberty 11:00 AM Lunch at Battery Park (group order from Subway) 12:00 Noon World Trade Center Memorial Site 12:30 PM Take Subway to Central Park 3:45 PM Meet Bus at Central Park & Depart New York 5:00 PM Dinner at Home Town Buffet/Milford, Connecticut (included) 9:00 PM Hampton Inn 1030 River Ave., Seekonk, MA JUNE 19, SUNDAY 7:00 AM Breakfast Continental Breakfast (included) 8:15 AM Depart Hotel 9:00 AM Tour Plimoth Plantation 137 Warren Ave., Plymouth, MA :00 PM Visit Plymouth Rock & Mayflower II 12:30 PM Atlantic Ocean/Plymouth Beach Lunch Break (group order from Panera Bread) 2:00 PM Board Bus 5:00 PM Arrive at Holiday Inn Express 999 Broadway Saugus, MA :00 PM Take Subway from Oak Grove to Chinatown. Tour of Chinatown & family style dinner at China Pearl Restaurant. 7:45 PM Return to hotel JUNE 20, MONDAY - $ (1 meal) 7:30 AM Depart hotel, eat breakfast on the bus (bagels & fruit) 8:30 AM Whale Watching Cruise 12:45 PM Lobster Dinner at Gloucester House Restaurant, Seven Seas Wharf 3:00 PM Depart for Lexington & Concord 3:50 PM Who Were the Minute Men? ranger talk & Road to Revolution multimedia experience 6:45 PM Arrive at Harvard square, eat supper at restaurants around square - $; Harvard walking tour 8:30 PM Take Subway back to the hotel 9:00 PM Return to Holiday Inn Express JUNE 21, TUESDAY - $ (1 meal) 7:00 AM Breakfast at hotel 7:30 AM Check out of rooms & load bus 9:00 AM Boston Freedom Trail walking tour with Freedom Trail Players 11:15 AM Lunch at Quincy Market - $ 12:30 PM Meet bus at Quincy Market, tour Fenway Park 2:30 PM Leave Boston 6:00 PM Arrive at Hampton Inn, N. Genesee St., Utica, NY :30 PM Pizza Party & Final Workshop - Wrap-up/Memorable Moments JUNE 22, WEDNESDAY - $ (1 meal) 7:00 AM Continental Breakfast (included) 7:30 AM Check out and travel to Niagara Falls, Canada

7 9:45 AM Rest Stop en route 12:00 PM Eat Lunch at Niagara Falls - $ 1:00 PM 4:00 PM Old Fort Erie Hornblower Cruise Niagara Falls 5:30 PM Shopping & the sites of Downtown Niagara Falls 6:15 PM Dinner Theatre Oh Canada, Eh? 9:00 PM Niagara Falls Light Show 9:45 PM Leave Niagara Falls Rest Stops and Bus Driver Change en route Sleep on the bus JUNE 23, THURSDAY 10:00 AM Arrive at UW-Sheboygan If the pick-up time is more than one hour in the wrong, the youth delegates will contact parents with cell phones and hopefully you can be notified before you leave home for pick-up. No boys will be allowed in GIRLS ROOMS and no girls will be allowed in BOYS ROOMS at any time!!! At all times we will be practicing the BUDDY SYSTEM so that everyone is accounted for at any time. PLEASE BE RESPONSIBLE FOR EACH OTHER! $10.00 provided for meals where ($) dollar sign is included

8 You are invited to Do you like having fun? Do you want to develop your leadership skills? Do you want to make new friends from other counties? Then apply to be one of your county s 4-H Winter Leadership Camp delegates! Come join the learning and fun! Friday, February 10, 2017, starting at 7:00 p.m. thru Sunday, February 12, 2017, ending at 11:00 a.m. Camp TaPaWingo, near Mishicot in Manitowoc County Cost: $70.00 (Please check with your county 4-H program for possible funding assistance.) The East Metro Region 4-H Winter Leadership Camp is a great opportunity for youth in grades 6-8 to improve their leadership skills. With hands-on, interactive leadership sessions, youth will gain a better understanding of what it means to be a leader and how to apply being a leader in their club, county, and school. Along with leadership learning, youth will have opportunities to participate in a variety of recreational activities that may include sledding/tubing, snowshoeing, crazy games, and other outdoor activities. For more information, contact your county s 4-H Youth Development Staff. Applications are due at your Extension Office by: December 31st An EEO/Affirmative Action employer, University of Wisconsin-Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming, including Title IX and ADA requirements. Requests for reasonable accommodations for disabilities or limitations should be made prior to the program or activity so that proper arrangements can be made. Requests are kept confidential.

9 Save the Date Livestock Learning Event featuring industry professionals Come learn more about how to show, feed, and manage your livestock projects Poultry Sheep Hogs Cattle Goats NEW Location in 2017 Where: UW Sheboygan Campus - 1 University Dr, Sheboygan, WI When: March 11, 2017 at 8 am This event is sponsored by: Kettle Lakes Cooperative Country Visions Cooperative Tri State Feeds CP Feeds Purina